Gujarat Pipavav Port Q1 business update : Container volumes flat; Ro-Ro traffic up 11%

PIPAVAV : Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited on Tuesday (July 8) released its operational update for the quarter that ended June 30, 2025 (Q1 FY26).

Container throughput stood at 164,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units), marginally lower than 165,000 TEUs in Q1 FY25 and down from 172,000 TEUs in Q4 FY25. Dry bulk volumes remained flat year-on-year at 0.55 million metric tonne, though they rose from 0.46 million metric tonne in the preceding quarter.

Liquid cargo volumes grew to 0.41 million metric tonne, up from 0.34 million metric tonne a year ago and slightly ahead of 0.40 million metric tonne handled in Q4 FY25. Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro-Ro) traffic increased by 11% year-on-year to 42,000 units, though it marked a decline from 48,000 units in the previous quarter.

On the rail front, the port handled 447 container trains during the quarter, lower than 480 in Q1 FY25 and 470 in Q4 FY25. Correspondingly, containers moved by rail declined to 99,000 TEUs, down from 102,000 TEUs a year earlier and 101,000 TEUs last quarter.

For the full year FY25, the port handled 694,000 TEUs of containers, 2.21 million metric tonne of dry bulk, 1.46 million metric tonne of liquid cargo, and 164,000 Ro-Ro units. Rail traffic for the year included 1,961 container trains and 434,000 TEUs handled by rail.

Source : CNBC TV18